Introduction to biocomputing in the pharmaceutical industry. Topics include molecular modeling, rational drug design, high throughput screening and combinatorial chemistry, protein modeling and 3D bioinformatics. Course includes lectures and a computer laboratory component. Note: This course is also cross-listed as CHEM 3003 and may be taken for either Computer Science or Science credit.
Prerequisites: CHEM 1001, 1012 and BIOL 1001,1012 , or permission of instructor. CHEM 2421 or BIOL 2033 are recommended.